Espoo, Finland – Nokia has announced plans that will see the Nokia brand return to the mobile phone and tablet markets on a global basis. Under a strategic agreement covering branding rights and intellectual property licensing, #Nokia Technologies will grant HMD global Oy (HMD), a newly founded company based in Finland, an exclusive global license [1]

to create #Nokia-branded mobile phones and tablets for the next ten years. Under the agreement, #Nokia Technologies will receive royalty payments from HMD for sales of #Nokia-branded mobile products, covering both brand and intellectual property rights.

Finally Nokia gives the the answer to the question you’ve all been asking:

We are proud to announce that the Nokia brand will be returning to the worldwide mobile phone and tablet market.

Every day our fans continue to ask for #Nokia smartphones. In fact, in a recent survey, we found that #Nokia smartphones are amongst the top five considered brands for purchase by smartphone buyers – and they aren’t even available yet.

So, under a new agreement, #Nokia Technologies has granted HMD, a new company led by some of the world’s top mobile specialists, an exclusive global license to create a full range of Nokia-branded smartphones, tablets, and feature phones for the next decade.

The new smartphones and tablets will be based on Android, uniting one of the world’s iconic mobile brands, #Nokia, with the leading mobile operating system and app development community.

There is still much work for HMD to do, so you’ll need to wait a bit longer to see what the next wave of Nokia phones and tablets look like. One thing we can assure you is that they will exemplify what you have come to expect from all #Nokia devices, including quality, design, and innovation.

A big thanks to you and all of the #Nokia supporters around the world. You continue to remind us of the difference our devices have made in your lives. We can’t wait for you to meet the next generation.

To learn more about HMD and how #Nokia-branded mobile phones and tablets will be returning to the market, you can read our press release here.

You just can’t write off this great brand as yet… Let’s see it play this innings!! Others watch out !!

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